Saturday, May 8th, 2021
“North Sea instead of South Sea”
Spahn thinks vacation in the EU is possible
In Germany, the easing for vaccinated and convalescents is a done deal. Health Minister Spahn assured that people could travel within the EU without a vaccination. He himself is not drawn too far away.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn is optimistic about a summer vacation in Europe. “Traveling within the EU will probably not depend on the vaccination. You will also be able to move around Europe-wide with the tests,” said the CDU politician of the “Rheinische Post”. He himself is planning his vacation in Germany. “In this hopefully last phase of the pandemic, I would not plan any major long-distance trips, the North Sea instead of the South Sea, so to speak.”
However, the German Medical Association warns against shortening the interval between two Astrazeneca vaccinations in order to be considered vaccinated earlier. The shortening of the interval must be reconsidered, said medical president Klaus Reinhardt the “editorial network Germany”. “If the argument is that people can benefit from easing earlier, I think that’s questionable,” he emphasized. Studies have shown that a greater interval between the two vaccinations can have a positive effect on the effectiveness of the vaccine. SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach also criticized this.
According to Spahn, Germany is well equipped for mutations of the coronavirus and is now among the top 5 for sequencing worldwide. “And we also secure vaccines that can be adapted to mutations in the EU framework agreements,” said Spahn. According to the mRNA researchers, these developments are possible within six to eight weeks, the subsequent approval is feasible in one to two months.
Vaccinations for everyone everywhere
Meanwhile, calls are being made for stronger measures to even reach all population groups for a first corona vaccination. “Mobile vaccination teams have to go to the social hot spots and make an offer – digitally advertised if data protection allows,” said Greens boss Robert Habeck to the newspapers of the “Funke” media group. “Then people can get a text message: tomorrow at 9 o’clock the vaccination mobile will be in front of Aldi.” And then they are vaccinated from morning to evening in front of the supermarket. That can be expanded, says Habeck. “If vaccines are approved for adolescents, you can vaccinate in schools, and there your parents too, for example. A lot of creativity should be displayed there.” The cancellation of the vaccination sequence could not mean that everyone had to take care of it themselves.
The German Association of Cities has assured that the municipalities will target people in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods in the vaccination campaign. All large cities have the district-related incidences in view, said the chief executive of the German Association of Cities Helmut Dedy the “editorial network Germany”. “They take care of targeting people who are difficult to reach via the usual communication channels. The aim is that the existing vaccination offers are accepted and accepted by prioritized people.” In addition, mobile vaccination teams are already being used to reach people in disadvantaged parts of the city.
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